The chemical foundations of life could be found in the frigid pockets of molecular clouds that exist in the space between ...

It may be one of the most iconic sights in the night sky, but astronomers have never seen the Helix Nebula like this before.

The Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is a key spot for astronomers to study star formation.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured detailed images of gas and dust shaped by a dying star in the Helix Nebula, ...

What we see is sobering. In our simulations, electrodes can fracture during the deep freeze of a lunar night. Under direct ...

Known as dinosaur stars for both their primeval nature and their immense size, Population III stars existed only when the ...

Many observatories have captured the Helix Nebula, but none in such detail as the Webb.

While the Perseverance rover continues to capture amazing images of the Martian surface, we also look back at Voyager 2's ...

The aurora lit up skies across Canada, Southern California, and several parts of Europe between January 18 and 19, following ...

On Christmas Day 2021, alongside other astronomers, I watched the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launch from French Guiana and begin its month-long journey to its destination, 1.5 million ...

Young stars need time to grow into their final masses before they begin fusing lighter elements into heavier elements as main ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has turned its infrared gaze on a nearby stellar nursery and uncovered a haunting population ...